Tape weave hinges
I want to preface this article by saying that this is definately not my original idea I first saw it on THIS rcgroups thread although it's been around much longer and thought it would be great alternative to the regular bevel hinges that most people use on thier foamboard airplanes,
Some advantages are
- no bevel to cut or sand
- extremely durable
- no deflection limits
- simple to make
Disadvantages
- Tedious
What the finished hinge looks like as you can see no bevel and very free
Start with an appropriately long peice of tape the length doesn't matter I colored the non-sticky side white so it will be easy to distinguish in the following pictures
The sticky side is blue
Cut the tape aproximately in half
Stick the two pieces together so that in the middle there is an overlap about the thickness of the foam which is about a 1/4 inch
The transition from sticky to not
slide it into the hinge
stick it down on one side keeping the overlapped bit on the foam
and do the same on the other side
This would go great on any combat ship or basharound like the Phun Jet as it is highly durable and no delamination issues.
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